I think that advice from professionals can always be helpful to others, so I
would appreciate seeing replies posted to the list.
Thank you to all who are willing to give advice to those who are just
starting out!
Sincerely,
Andrea Morrill

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mallek, Anne [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 1:01 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Museum Education?
>
> I am in a similar position to Lisa, and would also appreciate any advice
> that anyone can offer on the best way to enter the field of Museum
> Education.  Replies can also be addressed to me offline.  Thanks very much
> in advance.
>
> Anne Mallek
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:   Lisa Troy [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:   Tuesday, March 27, 2001 11:03 AM
> To:     [log in to unmask]
> Subject:        Museum Education?
>
> Dear List Members,
>
> For the past two years I have been trying to land a job in a museum
> education department.  I completed my MA in Art History in 1999 and
> currently work as an art cataloger in a university slide collection.  My
> question, for any and all interested, is how do I break into the field?
> Because I work full-time I cannot intern at a local museum, although in
> the
> past I have interned at museums and galleries.  To keep my educational
> experience growing I work as an adjunct professor at a local community
> college in the evenings.  I thought this experience would help my quest,
> but
> it seems to have done the opposite!  I apply for entry-level work as an
> educator and my resumes receive no replies.  I apply for mid-level work to
> the same end.  Does anyone have any insight?  Do I need another degree?
> How
> do I gain the experience required?  Thanks in advance.  Please reply to me
> off list.
>
> Sincerely,
> LT
>
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